Locally financed children's programs are running out of money, a hoped-for increase in federal funding has not materialized, and the state is facing a $10 billion budget deficit. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared 2007 the "year of health care reform" in California, but thousands of children could actually lose insurance coverage in the coming months. While running for office four years ago, Schwarzenegger declared that as governor he would provide access to health care for the 800,000...

WHITMAN You can smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipes and anything else that's legal and smokable inside the store. Brennan said it costs about $75,000 to open a full-stocked tobacco store n including a walk-in humidor insulated with imported Spanish cedar n and that he's happy to invest in downtown Whitman. in downtown Whitman is a breath of fresh air for smokers and for the local economy, said David Brennan, the store's owner. Brennan said his store would comply with all applicable rules and...

It comes from Amendment 4, which requires the state to spend 15 percent of annual tobacco settlement payments on youth anti-smoking programs. Note to Article Comment users pnj.com and its related sites are pleased to be able to offer its users the opportunity to make comments and hold conversations online. Since pnj.com does not control user submitted statements, we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted on our Web site. In addition,...

In a year when Republicans face tough challengers for every other statewide office, the agriculture commissioner's race is the only one in which the GOP enjoys a comfortable lead. Using tobacco settlement money to pay for agriculture improvements ("If the money is coming to the private, let the private sector do it") And Democratic party officials would be happy to see them hold on to it, rather than hand the office to a candidate not of their choosing. The Kentucky Department of...

Where the money goes While a legislative conference committee works out a bill to ban smoking in public places, a local business has concerns about the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Everyone says when everybody quits, we won t need that money, we ll no longer need to fund the hospital bills for all these people that are smoking, company President Pat Dandrea said. After a House and Senate impasse over a bill to ban smoking, a conference committee will create a bill for both...

After he and four other senators complained that the sales sent the wrong message, the shops have been ordered to drop cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and chaw as of January 1. News daily briefings are also available on your mobile device. Frank Lautenberg has never liked it that Senate sundry shops sell tobacco products. News with our feeds of blogs and breaking news headlines. Worse: They're discounted, and young buyers aren't often carded. Well, those days are nearly over. But there...

Although the study is focused on students from 14 campuses in Minnesota, the health findings here reflect national health trends for college students, says Dr. Ehlinger said members of the public, higher education leaders and policymakers should pay attention to the findings and make the health of college students a priority. Good health helps students remain in school, and a college degree or certificate is an excellent predictor of better health and economic status throughout one's...

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Won t get much for that shriveled thing How wild did it get in Juneau before the FBI stepped in and filled the federal court docket with three convictions, three guilty pleas? There is a lot of support for a tax at the wholesale level for tobacco. That s fine with me. Reggie Love, ex-Duke football and basketball player, who serves as a traveling valet, on playing basketball with him. A Pew poll asked black respondents who had a good influence on their community. Well, that will stay in...